"The bill, passed today in the House with exclusively Republican votes, would have us face another debt ceiling crisis in just a few months by demanding the Constitution be amended or America defaults," White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said after the vote. "Now that yet another political exercise is behind us, with time dwindling, leaders need to start working together immediately to reach a compromise that avoids default and lays the basis for balanced deficit reduction."

The Boehner legislation was approved in the House 218-210, less than 24 hours after tea party members in the GOP had rebelled. The revolt forced the speaker to revise his bill, which ties an increase in the debt limit to cuts in spending and congressional passage of a constitutional amendment requiring future budgets without deficits.

After hours of talks with 20 tea party conservatives, including Rep. Jeff Landry, R-New Iberia, Boehner agreed to require House and Senate approval of the balanced budget amendment before Congress may enact a second increase in the debt limit. His original bill required only a vote in the House and Senate on the balanced budget amendment, not a positive outcome.

"I wanted something that is going to fix the problem, and this is it," Landry said.

Landry said he isn't deterred by Democratic statements that the measure won't pass the Senate.

All six Louisiana House Republicans voted for the bill. Rep. Cedric Richmond, D-New Orleans, joined all Democrats in voting no, as did 22 Republicans, including 11 freshman.

Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., said Americans can't be happy when they see House Republicans passing legislation knowing that it can't get through the Senate.

"These are people who are about to wreck this country, and it's crazy," said Landrieu who contends that cuts required by a balanced budget amendment would devastate critical domestic programs, especially with the GOP's opposition to any tax increases.

With Treasury Department officials warning that they would not be able to pay all the country's bills unless the $14.3 trillion debt limit is extended, President Barack Obama addressed the public Friday to argue for a bipartisan compromise.

"Today I urge Democrats and Republicans in the Senate to find common ground on a plan that can get support from both parties in the House, a plan that I can sign by Tuesday," said Obama, who also urged Americans to contact their congressional members to push for a compromise. "There are plenty of ways out of this mess, but time is running out."

Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Jefferson, defended a GOP provision requiring a vote to extend the debt limit early next year, despite Democratic arguments it would cause continued uncertainty among businesses and investors that threaten economic growth.

"It's got to be tied because this president has proven that he's not serious about making spending cuts," said Scalise, who accused the president of spending wildly in his first three years in office with "nothing to show for it."

Landrieu, who has had her issues with the president, particularly over limits on offshore drilling imposed by the administration since the BP spill, said the GOP criticism is outlandish.

"They talk about insane spending, spending out of control, and it's all Obama," Landrieu said. But much of the current deficit problems date to decisions during the Bush administration to wage two wars, lower taxes and create a prescription drug benefit for senior citizens without paying for them, she said.

Landrieu said financing for most federal agencies has been flat for the past decade, and tax increases -- limited to those most able to pay -- must be part of any "serious effort" to reduce the deficit.

Boehner was forced to delay Thursday night's scheduled vote on his legislation after the rebellion by tea party members. But he said he worked hard to come to an agreement with Democrats.

"I stuck my neck out a mile to try to get an agreement with the president of the United States," Boehner said. "Hey, I put revenues on the table in order to try to come to an agreement. ... But a lot of people in this town can never say yes."

Democrats said Boehner dropped out of the talks with the president when members of his caucus said they couldn't accept a deal with new taxes.

"This House has acted," Boehner said in a roaring voice from the House floor. "And it is time for the administration and time for our colleagues across the aisle to put something on the table. Tell us where you are."

Whether that is an opening for negotiation or an escalation in rhetoric will become clearer in the next few days.

According to the Treasury Department, a failure to lift the current debt ceiling by Tuesday means the United States would default on existing debt obligations for the first time in history. Treasury officials predict interest rates would rise for businesses and individuals, possibly risking the stability of the global financial system.

Sen. David Vitter, R-La, was one of six Republicans to join all Senate Democrats, including Landrieu, in voting to table the Boehner bill. Vitter said he wanted more deficit reduction than included in the Boehner bill.

"I know I'm supposed to put my Republican jersey on and vote for 'the team,' be for the bill because it has the name Boehner on it," Vitter said. "The problem is it doesn't address our core spending and debt problems in a meaningful way. It basically kicks the can down the road.

"I'm not for a default. But I'm not for a downgrade either: he rise in interest rates, the further economic slowdown that will likely result. We can -- we must -- do better."